Dr. Weldon is retired Senior Vice President for Public Policy at Monsanto Company. Trained as a pediatric endocrinologist at Johns Hopkins, she spent 21 years at Washington University School of Medicine, where she served as co-director of the division of pediatric endocrinology and metabolism at St. Louis Children’s Hospital, professor of pediatrics, Deputy Vice Chancellor for Medical Affairs and vice president of Washington University Medical Center. In 1985, she was chairman of the Association of American Medical Colleges.

Dr. Weldon’s research interests focused on growth failure in infants and children. Subsequently she became an expert in health and science policy and served on numerous government and advisory boards. Currently Dr. Weldon serves on the President’s Committee of Advisors on Science and Technology Policy.

At Monsanto, Dr. Weldon was responsible for identifying public policy issues affecting the company, setting priorities and planning for and orchestrating Monsanto’s approach to these issues.